Louisiana News

A $200,000 Powerball ticket was sold in Covington for Saturday night's game. No one hit the Powerball, Louisiana Lotto or Easy 5 jackpots. via KNOE-TV Monroe

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University of Louisiana at Monroe President Jim Cofer is the latest to announce that he is applying to become president of the University of Louisiana System. via NOLA.com

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After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita roared ashore in 2005, Louisiana officials set up a patchwork of recovery efforts. via KNOE-TV Monroe

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“We agree in sentiment with many of the principles included in Senator Shepherd's legislation, including access to information and fairness for homeowner applicants.”

A Senate committee gave swift approval Thursday to a proposed "Bill of Rights" that would grant sweeping new benefits for Road Home applicants who assert that the contractors running the homeowner grant program ... via NOLA.com

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“This is an attempt to add more transparency to these very, very hardworking individuals who have responsibility for very large amounts of money”

BATON ROUGE -- Wardens of Louisiana's 13 state prisons should be forced to disclose their sources of income and other personal financial information, the state House of Representatives decided Thursday. via The Shreveport Times

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“If Don Tax You gets to Washington, he'll do what they tell him to do.”

Barack Obama's victory in the North Carolina primary was actually the second important election result for his campaign this month. via Truthdig

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By Farrah Reyna - Anchor/Reporter S/T Scott Moreau -Troop E Louisiana State Police Troop E, with the assistance of CHRISTUS St. via KALB-TV Alexandria

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It's a break for a Louisiana lawmaker linked to a Washington escort service. The Senate Ethics Committee has declined to investigate Republican Senator David Vitter, saying the conduct in question preceded his ... via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

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“When an African-American candidate runs in a majority white district, race is always an issue”

Three black state lawmakers say they are weighing whether to run for three U.S. House seats this fall as independents, a move that could splinter Democratic support in the races. via The Oregonian

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Posted: Updated: The Senate has approved a bill to give state government control over franchising television service around the state, and take that power away from local governments. via KSLA-TV Shreveport

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